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monk
1[ muhngk ]
noun
- (in Christianity) a man who has withdrawn from the world for religious reasons, especially as a member of an order of cenobites living according to a particular rule and under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
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- (in any religion) a man who is a member of a monastic order:
a Buddhist monk.
- Printing. a dark area on a printed page caused by uneven inking of the plate or type. Compare friar ( def 2 ).
Monk
2[ muhngk ]
noun
- (James) Arthur Art, born 1957, U.S. football player.
- ճ··Ծ·dzܲ [th, uh, -, loh, -nee-, uh, s] (Sphere), 1917–1982, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- George. Monck, George.
Monk
1/ ʌŋ /
noun
- MonkThelonious (Sphere)19201982MUSMUSIC: jazz pianistMUSIC: composer Thelonious ( Sphere ) (θəˈləʊnɪəs). 1920–82, US jazz pianist and composer
- a variant spelling of (George) Monck
monk
2/ ʌŋ /
noun
- a male member of a religious community bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience monastic
- sometimes capital a fancy pigeon having a bald pate and often large feathered feet
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of monk1
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English munuc, from Late Latin monachus, from Greek DzԲó “hermit,” noun use of adjective: “solitary,” equivalent to ó(Dz) “alone” + -achos adjective suffix
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of monk1
Old English munuc, from Late Latin monachus, from Late Greek: solitary (man), from Greek monos alone
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Synonym Study
Monk, friar refer to members of special male groups whose lives are devoted to the service of the church, especially in Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Orthodox denominations. A monk is properly a member of a monastery, under a superior; he is bound by a vow of stability, and is a co-owner of the community property of the monastery. Since the Reformation, monk and friar have been used as if they were the same. A friar is, however, strictly speaking, a member of a mendicant order, whose members are not attached to a monastery and own no community property.
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“I’m very disciplined with my lifestyle — borderline monk status at this point. Discipline and obedience is like the new rebellion to me.”
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Unfortunately for him, that happens during a meditation session with the monk Piper wants to study with.
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Eager to formalise their relationship, they have already gone to a Buddhist monk to give them an auspicious new last name they can share – Sirihirunchai.
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